Privacy Policy

The Littlest Lives Rescue takes the privacy of our beneficiaries, supporters and volunteers very seriously. At The Littlest Lives Rescue we are strongly committed to protecting your privacy and every reasonable effort is taken to ensure that your information is kept secure and intact. This policy describes how The Littlest Lives Rescue collects and uses personal information about the people who visit our websites and give us their data over the phone, face-to-face, and in writing. This policy also states how and why we use data, how we store it and how individual personal preferences can be amended.

The terms of this policy may change, so please check it from time to time. This version published on 18th January 2020, supersedes all previous versions.

By using our website, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy. If you have any queries about this policy, please contact:

The Littlest Lives Rescue Privacy Statement

GDPR provides the legal framework that defines how personal information can be used. The Littlest Lives Rescue is fully committed to complying with the principles set out in GDPR and has a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. Please read this privacy policy to understand how we use your data. In summary:

Only information that we need is collected.

Your personal information is only used for the purpose for which we collect it.

Your personal information is only seen by those who need it to do their jobs.

We will only disclose data when we have your consent, or where we are obliged to disclose personal data by law, or as expressly permitted under the GDPR (through contract; legal obligation, vital interests; public task; or legitimate interests).

We will keep your information up to date. Inaccurate or misleading data will be corrected as soon as possible.

Personal information is retained only for as long as it is required for the purpose collected.

Your information will be protected from unauthorised or accidental disclosure and processed in an appropriate manner to maintain its integrity and confidentiality.

We will provide you with a copy of your personal information on request (please see below for information on access rights and requests).

These principles apply whether we hold your information on paper or in electronic form.

How do we collect information?

If you provide services to The Littlest Lives Rescue, we will collect information in line with your contract for services.

We may also collect technical information relating to your use of our website, including your browser type or the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet.

We also gather general information about the use of our website, such as which pages users visit most often and which services or events are of most interest. We may also track which pages users visit when they click on links in emails.

We obtain personal information from you when you enquire about our activities, including fundraising, send or receive an email, make a donation to us, ask a question or otherwise provide us with personal information.

We will only ever collect the information that we need, including data that will be useful to help improve our services. The information is either needed to fulfil your request or to enable us to provide you with a more personalised service. You don’t have to disclose any of this information to browse our sites.

What information do we collect?

We may also collect special categories of personal data but only if we are permitted to do so by data protection law, and we have additional measures in place to protect this

We may also track which pages users visit when they click on links in The Littlest Lives Rescue emails. Wherever possible we use aggregated or anonymous information which does not identify individual visitors to our website. Please see the section below on Cookies.

Why do we collect this information?

We collect this information for the purpose of promoting the aims of the Charity and communicating effectively and appropriately with our supporters and, in particular, providing support to our beneficiaries. The lawful basis for which we process your information is:

your consent;

processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party. If you fail to provide this information, we may be unable to perform the contract;

processing is necessary to protect your interests or that of another person;

processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest;

processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interest pursued by us or a third party, except where your rights as a data subject override our legitimate interest. The legitimate interest we rely upon is subject to an assessment based on the specific context and circumstances.

How do we use this information?

We will use the information you provide in the ways set out below:

promote the aims of The Littlest Lives Rescue;

to provide and personalise our services to beneficiaries;

to communicate with our supporters, dealing with your enquiries and requests, recording any contact with you;

to provide you with information that you have indicated an interest in, for example information about our campaigns, volunteering, fundraising and how you can donate to us;

we may use this information to personalise the way our website is presented when users visit it, to make improvements to our website and to ensure we provide the best service for users;

to conduct market research.

Do we share your information with anybody else?

We may need to disclose your information if required to do so by law or as expressly permitted under applicable data protection legislation.

We do not sell personal details to other charities or other third parties.

Our websites may include links to websites run by other organisations. The RBA is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites so you should read their privacy policies carefully before sharing any personal or financial data.

Storing and protecting your information

We recognise the concerns that many people have about giving personal information online.

We place great importance on the security of all personally identifiable information associated with our beneficiaries, supporters, staff and volunteers. We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration or destruction of personal data under our control. Information is stored by us on computers located in the UK. We may also store information on paper files. All of our online forms are protected by encryption. We also use a secure server when you make a donation or payment via our website.

However, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. As a result, whilst we cannot absolutely guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur while it is under our control, we use our best efforts to prevent this and protect your personal information.

We will keep your information only for as long as we need it to provide you with the services or information you have required, to administer your relationship with us, to inform our research or the preferences of our supporters, to comply with the law and tax accounting rules, or to ensure that we do not communicate with people who have asked us not to.

When your information is no longer required, we will always dispose of it securely.

Payment Card Information

The Littlest Lives Rescue does not store any sensitive payment card data in our systems. The Charity has an active PCI-DSS compliance programme in place. This is the international standard for safe card payment processes.

Transfer of Information Outside of the EU

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using it to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. This means for instance that data you pass to us may be processed outside the European Economic Area, although the data will always be held securely and we will take steps to ensure that any third-party organisation we engage to process data on our behalf provides an adequate level of protection in accordance with GDPR. By submitting your personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing at a location outside the EEA.

Under 18s

Our charity does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information of Children under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your Child/Children may have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we will take the appropriate steps to remove that information from our records.

Your Rights

You have a right to object to The Littlest Lives Rescue processing your personal information (‘right to object’) at any time where we rely on our legitimate interests for doing so. Such a request must be sent to the Data Protection Officer at the above address.

You also have a right to object to our processing your data for the purposes of marketing. The Littlest Lives Rescue always acts upon your choices around what type of communications you want to receive and how you want to receive them. You have a choice about whether you want to receive information about the Charity’s work and fundraising and trading activities. We make it easy for you to tell us how you want us to communicate, in a way that suits you. We will not use your personal information for marketing purposes if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences for what you receive from us and how, at any time, by contacting the Data Protection Officer

Cookie Usage

The Littlest Lives Rescue website uses cookies, tracking and related technologies. Cookies are small data files that are served by our platform and stored on your device. Our site uses cookies dropped by us or third parties for a variety of purposes including to operate and personalise the website and to ensure you see content that is relevant to you. Cookies help us to provide you with a better experience by allowing us to understand what areas of the website are of interest to our visitors (e.g. via Google analytics).

Most browsers will allow you to turn off cookies. Please note however that turning off cookies will restrict your use of our website. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit AboutCookies.org.

When you first visit our site, you are given the option to opt-out of cookies but please be aware that this may negatively impact on your ability to view and use content on our website.

Trademarks and copyright

The Littlest Lives Rescue website contains material which is protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property rights. All copyright and intellectual property rights including the names, images and logos are owned by The Littlest Lives Rescue unless otherwise stated. All rights are reserved.

You are responsible for complying with all applicable copyright laws. We permit you to make copies of information on The Littlest Lives Rescue website as necessary incidental acts during your viewing and you may take a print for your personal use of so much of the site as is reasonable for private purposes. All other uses are prohibited. Nothing in these terms shall be construed as conferring any right to use any trademark, logo, patent right or copyright of The Littlest Lives Rescue.

Changes

We may change the terms of this privacy statement on occasion but will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. If we do so, we will post the changes here, so please check from time to time. By continuing to use our websites you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.